Category: Echoes Beneath Ohio
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The Monster Who Refused the Crown
Grumble-Grum was born into a royal family with sacred duties. But instead of living the commandments, he chose to be liked — and the people followed him into decay. This fable explores the danger of leaders who refuse to lead, and how those who know better are judged not just by what they do, but…
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The Monster Who Brought His Mother’s Food
Grumble-Grum the monster returns — but this time, he ends all relationships because his mother’s cooking is “too precious” to share. A biting, funny fable about selfishness, silence, and the seasoning of chaos. Perfect for anyone who’s ever been told to just “pray about it” instead of being heard.
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The Monster Who Couldn’t Decide
A humorous fable with a hidden truth. Grumble-Grum, the monster who always promised but never stayed, returns again and again — until the village stops waiting. A story of letting go, finding peace, and recognizing the beauty of building without them.
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Chapter 16: To Awaken the Stone
“You were never just reading this. You were part of it.” The Weavers awaken the final relic — but the truth is bigger than prophecy. The reader is the final key.
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Chapter 15: Stations of the Unspoken
“This is not a burial. It’s a blooming.” The final station is found beneath Springfield — and the Weavers learn that silence was never empty.
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Chapter 14: The Flame That Binds
“I was not made. I was remembered.” The Weavers gather around a sacred flame to reclaim their truest names—and one among them is no longer what they were.
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Chapter 13: The Violet Sleep
“We dreamed first. You are just remembering the shape.” The entire world falls into a shared dream — and the Weavers awaken with a single command: Gather.
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Chapter 12: The Unnameable Glyph
“What has no name cannot be contained.” The glyph appears in machines and minds alike — and one of them is about to remember who they were before they were created.
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Chapter 11: Seven Steps to Cerulia
“You are no longer travelers. You are witnesses.” Zola, Kojo, and Tayari take seven memory-steps into the world called Cerulia — and nothing will be the same.
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Chapter 10: Starve the Algorithm
“He fed the AI a lie. So we’ll starve the lie.” When a corporation hijacks ancestral code, the Weavers must act before the machine learns to dream without soul.
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